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Regulatory

Government funds ATO superannuation taskforce

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
A Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce is being established to crackdown on employers which fail to meet SG obligations and potentially short-change employees from their super.

ASIC raises concerns over NSX listings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
The corporate regulator has raised a number of "concerning trends" in the way some foreign companies are admitted on the National Stock Exchange of Australia (NSX).

Labor, FSU call for Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 AUG 2017
APRA's inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank reinforces an urgent need for a banking Royal Commission, according to Labor and the Finance Sector Union of Australia.

Super funds on notice over disclosure deadline

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
From 30 September financial advisers and consumers can expect to see significant changes in the way superannuation and managed investment funds disclose fees and charges.

APRA launches inquiry into CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority will establish an independent inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank, following a series of scandals which have called the integrity of Australia's largest bank into question.

Lapsed adviser registrations could spell trouble: TPB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2017
More than one quarter of tax (financial) advisers due to renew their registration with the Tax Practitioners Board in July failed to do so, potentially providing tax advice services illegally.

Government opens doors to offshore investment vehicles

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017
The Federal Government is seeking public consultation on the long-awaited legislation for the Asia Region Funds Passport and Corporate Collective Investment Vehicle (CCIV) regime.

CBA faces shareholder class action

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
The Commonwealth Bank is potentially facing the largest shareholder class action in Australian history, according to Maurice Blackburn Lawyers.

ASIC flags stronger adviser surveillance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 AUG 2017
About $618.8 million was paid in compensating and remediating corporate misconduct in the six months to June - almost a fourfold increase on the second half of 2016.

Former AMP adviser banned for $2.5m fraud

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 21 AUG 2017
A former AMP adviser was permanently banned by ASIC for misappropriating almost $2.5 million of client funds.